The Stories

The Worst Day

August 14th 2015 was the worst day of my life. It's the day my husband's body was found after two days of him missing. It was the day I became...

It Does Your Heart Good

Today I write my story about my sister Cathy, who has been fighting breast Cancer for years. Thinking that she was free of cancer after months of chemotherapy we were...

Rear-View Mirror

Around October my mother decided it would be a great idea to get me a Giving Key for my 17th birthday. I met my best friend the summer before -...

For Her to Know

As the new MOPS/MOMSnext year kicked off in the the fall, our welcome packet included a courage key. It was supposed to symbolize the theme of "Be You Bravely."From the...

Inizio

I wrote "Inizio" on my key - it means "to start over" in Italian. I had been thinking about who I wanted to give it to and Jim, a grocery...

Six Weeks

Four days after Christmas, my nineteen year old nephew suddenly and shockingly passed away after a swim practice session. He was home from Virginia Tech where he was in his...